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Academic Technology, Moodle, News

Who’s Auditing? Moodle Now Knows

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Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, LinkedIn Learning, News, Tips, Voicemail, Workshops and Training, Zoom

ITS Insider January 2026

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Academic Technology, Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Google Apps, Universal Design for Learning

Using AI, you, too, can create better alt text!

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Academic Technology, Development, High Performance Computing, Research, Software

Google Colab Free for Students and Faculty

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Academic Technology, High Performance Computing, Research

Firebird: 2025 in Review

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Accounts and Passwords, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, News, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider December 2025

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Learning, Mobile Learning
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Tools for converting PDFs

July 2, 2020July 30, 2020 Corrine Schoeb

When searching for information you may find it in a format that isn’t ideal.  It isn’t your only choice.  A variety of tools make converting documents into another format possible. As students, you may wish to convert some of your … Continue reading Tools for converting PDFs

Academic Technology, Learning, Moodle, Open-Source, Tips
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What’s new in Moodle

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Anthony Weed

This week, ITS has upgraded Swarthmore’s Moodle installation to version 3.9. This is a large upgrade that includes a number of new features. Here are some of the new features. Turn Editing On The turn editing on button has been … Continue reading What’s new in Moodle

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Mobile Devices, Software
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Teaching with OneNote

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Andrew Ruether

Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking application that can be used on a computer, tablet, or via a web browser. It has a variety of features which make it helpful for teaching, whether in a classroom or remotely. Continue reading Teaching with OneNote

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, iPad Apps, Learning Technology, Moodle
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Eric Jensen’s Electronic Grading Workflow

May 28, 2020June 1, 2020 Andrew Ruether

Astronomy Professor Eric Jensen has been collecting assignments electronically using Moodle, grading them on his iPad, and returning the documents to students in Moodle. He made a helpful screencast showing his paperless workflow, including all the details on each step … Continue reading Eric Jensen’s Electronic Grading Workflow

Academic Technology
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The Reason Behind Zoom Fatigue

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 Ashley Turner

Recently I came across an article on bbc.com entitled, “The reason Zoom calls drain your energy.” The article explained the reason why many of us are experiencing what is known as Zoom fatigue. Zoom and other web conferencing services have … Continue reading The Reason Behind Zoom Fatigue

Academic Technology, Design Thinking, Faculty/Staff, Learning Technology, Software
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Quick Screen Captures with Snagit

May 18, 2020June 1, 2020 Doug Willen

When you need to quickly capture your screen, including capturing all of a long or wide web page, or create a short video, or even convert a short video into an animated GIF without a lot of fuss, then Snagit … Continue reading Quick Screen Captures with Snagit

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